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May 6, 2012 – “I Need Help…And You Do, Too”

Title:          “I Need Help…and You Do, Too!” Text:           Acts 8:26-40 Day:           Easter 5B Date:          May 6, 2012   At our Synod Assembly, as I mentioned last week, the primary focus was on electing a new bishop for our Rocky Mountain … Continue reading

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April 5, 2012 – “What This Meal DOES”

Title: “What This Meal DOES” Text: Luke 22:1-30 Day: Maundy Thursday Date: April 5, 2012   Do you remember the first time you received Holy Communion?  I do.  I was in second grade and my catechism class all celebrated our … Continue reading

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February 13, 2011 – “Grace-Filled Lawful Living”

Title: “Grace-Filled Lawful Living” Text: Matthew 5:21-37 Day: Epiphany 6A Date: February 13, 2011   Right now, one thought is beginning to infest the mind of millions of Americans from sea to shining sea: taxes.  That’s right, we’re fully in … Continue reading

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September 12, 2010 – "Trying Too Hard"

Title: “Trying Too Hard” Text: Luke 15:1-10 Day: Proper 19C Date: September 12, 2010 I really struggled with this week’s sermon.  This happens every once in a while, when I look at the texts for a given week and I … Continue reading

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July 4, 2010 – "Nothing Works!"

Title: “Nothing Works!” Text: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Day: Proper 9C Date: July 4, 2010 It was a beautiful day in the late spring when my two cousins and I embarked on our camping adventure.  We were spending the weekend at … Continue reading

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February 17, 2010 – "Giving Up What Matters" (Ash Wednesday)

Title: “Giving Up What Matters” Text: Isaiah 58:1-12 Day: Ash Wednesday (2010) Date: February 17, 2010 As a kid, Lent was always a mysterious time.  It was an annual practice in my family to give something up for Lent.  I … Continue reading

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